Cushioned horseshoe.



llntrrnn @maries Barnum WILLIAM THARBY, OF BUFFALO, NEW' YORK, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO GEORGE GOETZ, OF BUFFALO, NEV YORK.

CUSHIONED HORSESHOE.

GSPECIFIUATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 713,716, dated November 18, 1902. Application tiled February 18,1902- Serial No. 94,619. (llo model.)

To @ZZ whom zit may concern: or extensions e, which project inwardly into Be it known that LVILLIAM THARBY, a citithe approximately oval space inclosed by the zen of the United States, residing at Buffalo, plate. Each of these wings is provided at its in the county of Erie and State of New York, rear edge with a depending flange e', which 55 5 have invented new and useful Improvements is of the same depth as the adjacent flange c in Cushioned l-lorseshoes, of which the follow and forms the termination thereof. These ing is a specification. terminal flanges are preferably arranged This invention relates to horseshoes having transversely of the horseshoe and form part a cushioned tread-surface of soft rubber or of the front edge of the opening F, which re- 6o to other suitable resilient material. ceves the frog of the animals hoof.

The object of my invention is to produce a The rubber filling or cushion D is molded shoe of this kind which is not liable to cause into the cavity ot' the metallic shell above deslipping by becoming clogged with snow and scribed, the same entering the several openice and in which the tread is backed or stiiings of the plate A, which latter are prefer- 65 i5 ened in such a manner as to resist upward deably beveled, as shown in Figs. l and 3, to ilection of its central portion without, howsecurely anchor the rubber therein without ever, impairing its resilience. the use of separate fastenings.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is The bottom of the pad, which forms the an inverted perspective view of the metallic tread of the horseshoe, extends slightly below 7o zo shell or frame ot the horseshoe. Fig. 2 is a the flanges B c e' and is formed with numerbottom plan view of the complete shoe. Fig. ous ridges or otherwise suitably roughened, 3 is a longitudinal section of the same in line as shown, to prevent slipping. The rubber 3 3, Fig. 2. Fig. 4E is a transverse section in fills all of the openings of the metallic shell,

line 4 4E, Fig. 2. excepting the frog-aperture F, and the por- 75 25 Like letters of reference referto like parts tion of the pad which forms the front wall ot' in the several figures. this aperture is preferably arranged in line The metallic shell or frame of the horsewith the transverse flanges e to give the aper- Shoe has the general outlines of such a shoe ture an abrupt transverse edge, which readily and consists of a horizontal plate A, which is cuts snow and ice, preventing the same from 8o 3o comparatively thin and somewhat wider than packing in the aperture and forming a lump that of an ordinary horseshoe and open in its liable to cause slipping. The sidesfof this center from toe to heel. This plate has a deaperture converge rearwardly to form a nar pending flange B, which extends completely row throat or contraction f and thence di around its outer margin and recedes from the verge to the heels of the shoe, as shown at f2, 85 35 outer edge of the plate at the sides ot the forming a rearwardly-flaring space between shoe to leave a narrow rim a for receiving the the heel portions of the shoe. By this pecunail`holes d'. Openings d2 may be formed in liar formation of the frogaperture the same the plate A to reduce its weight. The heel closely fits the frog, preventing snow and ice portions of this plate are bounded at their from packing in the aperture. The best re- 9o 4o inner edges by depending flanges c of the suits are obtained by locating the front wall same depth as the main flange B, which of this aperture immediately in rear of the langes form continuations of the main flange center line of the shoe, as shown. and extend to, or nearly to, the middle of the By forming the metallic shell with a comshoe. These inner flanges are curved to `folparatively large central opening and arrang- 9; 45 low the contour of said heel portions and ing backing-wings e at opposite sides of this form, with the outer ilange B and the plate A, opening the cushion D is not backed so sola shell or cavity adapted to receive a cushion idly as to destroy its resilience and yet is suf- D, of rubber orother suitable material. The ficiently stiffened aty its central portion by plate A is provided at diarnetricallyopposite said wings to prevent its being concaved or roo 5o sides of its inner edge, preferably on the rear pressed up out of place when the animal side of its transverse center line, with Wings steps on a stone or other object. The flanges the under side of said plate and confined between said inner and outer flanges, substantially as set forth. Y

2. A cushioned horseshoe, consisting of a plate of horseshoe form having a depending marginal flange and an unobstructed frogopening, and provided at its inner margin on the front side of said opening with Wings which extend inwardly beyond the edge of the opening, and a pad or cushion con lined Within said flange and bearing against the under side ot' said Wings and constructed to clear said frog-opening, substantially as set forth.

3. A cushioned horseshoe, consisting of a plate of horseshoe form having a depending outer flange extending around its outer margin, wings projecting inwardly from the middle portion of its inner margin into the central opening of the plate, and depending inner flanges extending along its inner margin from the heels of the shoe to said Wings and provided with transverse extensions which extend along the rear edges of the Wings, and a pad or cushion applied to the under side of said anged plate and conned between said inner and outer flanges, substantially as set forth.

it. A cushioned horseshoe, consisting of a plate of horseshoe form having a depending marginal flange, a main aperture in its front portion and a frog-aperture in its rear portion which latter aperture is flared at the heels of the shoe and contracted between said flared portion and its front portion, and a pad or cushion applied to the under side of said plate and filling the entire cavity thereof except said frog-aperture, substantially as set forth. Witness my hand this 13th day of January, 1902.

WILLIAM THARBY.

Vitnesses:

THEO. L. POPP, CARL F. GEYER. 

